What Should You Give the Other Mothers in Your Life?

This year Mother’s Day spending will reach an estimated $23.6 billion. Although the strength of the economy is a key driver of this spending, another factor includes people buying gifts for all of the other mothers in their lives — not just their own mother.

Stepmoms plus other relatives and friends who are mothers deserve a nod on Mother’s Day too. So, what do you get the other moms in your life?

Gift baskets come in so many varieties that if you look around enough you’ll eventually find one that suits the other mother(s) in your life.

If she likes chocolate, consider getting a chocolate assortment — like the chocolate, caramel and crunch grand gift basket shown to the left; priced at just $39.95 on Amazon, it also includes two kinds of caramel corn and peanut brittle.

Lastly, the biggest gift you can give your stepmom or any other mother in your life is acknowledgment.

Showing her appreciation and letting her know that you see the effort she has put into being in your life will make her feel special, even if you can only budget for a card.

Speaking of cards, there’s a whole spectrum of possibilities — from the ones you make yourself to the kind you buy, which can even have bling on them. An example is the rhinestone-trimmed one shown to the left, which costs $8.97 on Amazon.

Gift-giving isn’t as much of a tradition on Mother’s Day like it is on other holidays, so you shouldn’t feel obligated to bestow anything upon any of the mothers in your life. However, this little bit of effort can really make your recipients’ day.

Readers, what are you doing to honor the other mothers in your life this coming Sunday? What kinds of gifts are you giving for Mother’s Day?

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